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About
We aim to promote the intrinsic regenerative capacity of the patient by developing cell-free biodegradable biomaterials stimulating the endogenous healing response. Focus lies on soft tissues/organs, with particular interest in skin, skeletal muscle, the urogenital system and congenital disorders.
Aims
Our research strategy entails the induction of soft tissue/organ formation using biomaterials with extracellular matrix signals and understanding the regenerative response.
The research centers around three pillars:
- Biomaterial design, e.g. structural design, 3D architecture, biomechanical properties;
- Bioactive compounds, e.g. by learning from regenerative systems or including specific polysaccharide sequences;
- Release systems, e.g. release-on-demand or in-house developed sustained release strategies.
Internationally we are also known as
Matrix Biochemistry
